A recent study reveals localized dust storms on Mars can propel water vapor into the upper atmosphere, contributing significantly to the planet's water loss.

The observations offer a rare glimpse into our solar system's early history.

Two aging stars in the binary system AFGL 4106 sculpt a glowing, egg-shaped nebula as they approach the end of their lives.

Mars's water disappeared somewhere, but scientists have been disagreeing for years about where exactly it went.

In a study published on Feb. 2 in Communications: Earth & Environment, an international team of researchers reveals how, in ...

SpaceX rockets leave metal pollution in the atmosphere, new laser detection system reveals 10-fold lithium spike from Falcon ...

Scientists detect a lithium plume 100km above Earth and trace it to a returning SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage, raising new questions about atmospheric pollution.

The recent study focuses on the amount of lithium left behind from a single rocket reentry. Previous studies have already shown that lithium, aluminum, copper, and lead left behind from the reentry of ...

On February 19, 2025, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster fell back toward Earth, its fiery descent slicing across Europe's night sky.

Updated records show toxic 'forever chemicals' have recently tested above EPA limits in over 1,050 cities. Check your drinking water on our map.

The study found that those aerosols could warm parts of the upper atmosphere by about 1.5 degrees Celsius within one or two ...